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[BuffaloChip]

Do you have a report? I’m interested to know how Hernandez and the offense looks.

No report from Thursday scrimmage. Buffs snagged a couple more transfers last week. A former 4 star Big 10 (BIG BIG school) WR 6'3 200 and a N Colo/Kennesaw St/Garden City RB, 6'2 235.

[WT_TKW]

I chatted with a WT friend who closely keeps up with WT FB. He went to the scrimmage Sat night. As usual, it was tough to pick out exactly who was whom without numbers and a program to match. Lots of tall fast WRs. Big OLs. A couple of good-looking RBs. QBs tossing it around. Expect a much different offense this year, wide-open and inventive. Unlike the usual this time of pre-season camp, he stated the O was ahead of the D. QB competition fierce..

Another scrimmage this Thursday night.

Do you have a report? I’m interested to know how Hernandez and the offense looks.

[BuffaloChip]

I chatted with a WT friend who closely keeps up with WT FB. He went to the scrimmage Sat night. As usual, it was tough to pick out exactly who was whom without numbers and a program to match. Lots of tall fast WRs. Big OLs. A couple of good-looking RBs. QBs tossing it around. Expect a much different offense this year, wide-open and inventive. Unlike the usual this time of pre-season camp, he stated the O was ahead of the D. QB competition fierce..

Another scrimmage this Thursday night.

[MooseLodge]

Thats actually a great point. I would suspect there are only a handful of FCS/FBS schools that still run that offense and would be least at risk of losing players in the portal unless the offensive lineman develop into top notch prospects.

This is why Nebraska was so dominant for so many years. They ran a QB run/option attack that few other teams did, which allowed them to recruit the best high school option QBs in the U.S. every year. Running backs too. And every game, the opposing team was "oh crap, what is this we are defending?" Made for many lop-sided wins. Harding has figured this out, too.

[MooseLodge]

Was it that one year out of several they didn't lose to Gunter?

Could be.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

I thought Canadian won the state championship that year?

Was it that one year out of several they didn't lose to Gunter?

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

Not the Harding Bisons. Since 2017 the starting QB has played all 4 years of his NCAA eligibility at Harding. Too difficult to find good QB that can run the Flexbone. You have to grow your own.

Thats actually a great point. I would suspect there are only a handful of FCS/FBS schools that still run that offense and would be least at risk of losing players in the portal unless the offensive lineman develop into top notch prospects.

[MooseLodge]

Lynn isn't near as bad as Hughes but he certainly hasn't live up to expectations (yet?).

Remember it took a blowout by a consistently bad Canadian football team at the end of the season that no longer exists to get Hughes out and even that was 10 days later. No telling who or what shape the team would be in now if that continued on.

I thought Canadian won the state championship that year?

[OldBison]

I would guess these days, most programs are starting their third quarterback in 3 years.

Not the Harding Bisons. Since 2017 the starting QB has played all 4 years of his NCAA eligibility at Harding. Too difficult to find good QB that can run the Flexbone. You have to grow your own.

[WT_TKW]

Lynn isn't near as bad as Hughes but he certainly hasn't live up to expectations (yet?).

Remember it took a blowout by a consistently bad Canadian football team at the end of the season that no longer exists to get Hughes out and even that was 10 days later. No telling who or what shape the team would be in now if that continued on.

I haven't forgotten how bad Hughes was. Several people in this forum picked WT to win 10 or more games that season. I picked 6 wins, and I was too optimistic. Hughes' 32-29 record was inflated by wins over NAIA and other joke teams. However he did have some impressive wins over good teams, something we haven't seen from Lynn.

I also haven't seen any signs of steady improvement. We lost the DC, which is okay but is his replacement any good? The new OC sounds great, and it's nice to be getting new players but every team is getting new players. Will we ever have a reliable place kicker again?

Do you think we will be beating Western Colorado, Angelo, CWU, UTPB, or Mines? Maybe get our first win over WOU? It's more likely our wins will be against the New Mexico teams, Sul Ross, and maybe Midwestern. I'll go out on a limb and predict 6-5 for the season, hoping for gift wins like the one we got in Kingsville last year.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

Supposedly football camp started yesterday. Thanks to Optimist Prime I am slightly more excited about this season thanks to the new OC and QB. So I’ll raise my predicted start from 1-4 to 2-3.

In the video the moderator speaks about the team’s steady improvement. In reality it took Lynn 2 years to match Hughes’ final season that lead to his dismissal.

Lynn isn't near as bad as Hughes but he certainly hasn't live up to expectations (yet?).

Remember it took a blowout by a consistently bad Canadian football team at the end of the season that no longer exists to get Hughes out and even that was 10 days later. No telling who or what shape the team would be in now if that continued on.

[WT_TKW]

Supposedly football camp started yesterday. Thanks to Optimist Prime I am slightly more excited about this season thanks to the new OC and QB. So I’ll raise my predicted start from 1-4 to 2-3.

In the video the moderator speaks about the team’s steady improvement. In reality it took Lynn 2 years to match Hughes’ final season that lead to his dismissal.

[MooseLodge]

We'll see what Lynn does with him, his 3rd starting QB in 3 years.

I would guess these days, most programs are starting their third quarterback in 3 years.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

Buffs have 30+ transfers.

I continue to hear good things about our new OC. He recruited QB RJ Martinez from Texas State. Martinez threw for over 7,000 yds and 67 Tds at Austin Westwood (Hudl vids impressive). Rushed for 1,800 yds. Big Sky Frosh of year at N AZ. Started 9 games there including a 21-19 win over Arizona on a TD pass with 7 seconds left. Transferred to Baylor. Transferred to Texas State. He's only 5'11 and 215.

Got RBs from Florida St and Minnesota. WRs from Oregon State and La Tech. TE from Arkansas. BIG OLs from Big schools. Still looking for 1 more big play WR. It's very possible that not a single retuning starter will start on the O.

Don't know much about the D transfers. I will find out.

WT has some decent NIL money floating around.

Buffs report for fall camp Aug 2.

Sounds promising. Fingers crossed.

[WT_TKW]

Hudl videos looked good. He did very well at NAU -"Played in 19 games at Northern Arizona, where he threw for 4,590 yards with 30 TDs and 10 interceptions.".

He didn't have much playing time at Baylor or Texas State.

We'll see what Lynn does with him, his 3rd starting QB in 3 years.